Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.1° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 3PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (15 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (15 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
13
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.3
NE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
1.2
N
5
1.4
N
6
2
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
12
12
12
12
26
17
26
24
24
24
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
74
143
350
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
25
N
30
NNW
15
NW
25
SW
Wind State
off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:11AM1.71m
10:31PM1.67m
10:55AM1.67m
11:13PM1.63m
11:40AM1.62m
Low Tide
4:13PM0.18m
4:38AM0.13m
4:55PM0.24m
5:19AM0.19m
5:38PM0.32m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
13
14
13
11
9
8
7
11
15
15
14
11
10
12
12
14
14
15
12
10
Feels °C
11
12
13
12
9
6
5
4
8
11
11
11
9
8
10
9
10
9
10
9
4
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